Software Engineer - Backend

QED-it, a funded Tel-Aviv based startup, is looking for experienced software engineers to join its core team. We are tackling the hardest and most interesting problems in the Blockchain space - solving the consensus/privacy paradox, using zero-knowledge-proofs. ZKP is a new technology, that up until recently was solely explored in academia.

We are funded by smart money from top tier angels, and have assembled a team of experts in cryptography, computer science, security and distributed systems. We’re at the heart of the private Blockchain industry. The founders built and sold successful businesses in the space, and are focusing on privacy as the key to Blockchain deployment, impacting industries from banking to aerospace.

QED-it is building a unique product combining cutting-edge technology, design and implementation of cryptographic protocols and user/developer-facing APIs. We’re looking to expand our team with more great individuals!

Job Description

As a Software Engineer working on Backend, you will:

Be part of the core team developing our SDK to apply Zero-Knowledge protocols to real-world use-cases

Build integration systems to adapt our offerings to a variety of use-cases

Design developer-facing APIs

Assist in maintaining DevOps - build systems, docker packaging, etc

Work in modern languages, such as Go and Rust

About you

You have a few years of work experience in software engineering roles, preferably with some experience in using experimental technologies, cutting-edge environments, languages and algorithms

Have a strong sense of long-term/delivery trade-off

Looking to be a part of a product bridging multiple levels of complexity in its first stages

Good communication skills and able to quickly adapt to new challenges when needed

You enjoy work in a fluctuating environment, dealing with (some) uncertainty

Without using Google, you know what Q.E.D. means, possibly even 2 different meanings

What you get

Competitive full-time compensation

A driver seat at an expanding, global technology company in an exciting, emerging industry